Stumbling Thoughts - Archana Karkera

Lyfe's an heavenly ryde, Wid u ma Best Friend. Enjoying d smirks n scraps, During our college lyfe. Sharing d notes, books n schedules, Wid u ma Best Friend. Sharing d moments n crushes, n those online chat blushes. Preparing for practicals n theories, Wid u ma Best Friend. At ur home n on d college staircases, Discussing our last minute study planning. D special bonding i shared, Wid u ma Best Friend. By others as a couple v wer paired, For which v neva cared. Ma selfishness took over d relationship, Wid u ma Best Friend. n d bonding started to drip, As d bitterness took over our friendship. Wen i was away, From u ma Best Friend. There was some1 to make ur day, n some1 who laid roses on ma way. Today Im so alone Widout u ma Best Friend. Leaving behind d thorns in my zone, D rose petals have now flown. I’ll always stay Widout u ma Best Friend. The sorrows in ur life which I lay...

My 3 sharks made the tank full of life and energy. I would love to see them swim and hop whenever I opened the lid. One fine day, I thought of feeding them live blood worms instead of the boring granules! I visited the aquarium shop to buy the same and there the shopkeeper was showing a bunch of turtles to one of his customers. I got fascinated by one of the turtles in the shopkeeper’s container. The container had 3 more turtles. The other 3 were quiet while my lovely one was moving its legs so rapidly as if it would fly in a while! I loved its enthusiasm. Its green shell, striped skin, tiny legs enthralled me all the more towards it. When I moved my hand towards the one month old, it dug itself inside its shell and peeped from the corner of its cute eyes. And I yelled “I WANT IT”! It encouraged me to bring it home. I named it Toto and introduced it to my sharks. Now its 4 months old and roams in every corner of my house like a family member.